The Rich Equation

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by guest Jordy Clark. Ashish and Jordy talk about the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people. Jordy speaks about how the only constant in life is change and how we are simply a collection of our memories and experiences. Ashish and Jordy discuss universal truths, inheriting strong work ethics and how money just makes people more or less of who they are. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest Jordy Clark
 3:02 – Jordy gives us an insight into his life and shares how he got to where he is now 
 7:42 – Ashish mentions how he grew up on constructions sites as his dad was also a general contractor
 8:58 – Jordy speaks about joining GoBundance and why he decided to join 
 12:45 – Jordy talks about how GoBundance helped him realize that he shouldn’t compare himself to other people
 14:14 – Jordy states that people who are performing at a higher level are not focused on what anyone else is doing they’re just focused on you they are and who they’re becoming 
 15:05 – Jordy shares what drives him and how he stays motivated 
 18:16 – Jordy speaks about how he doesn’t want to get to 90 and realize he has 90 years’ worth of the same experiences 
 19:45 – Ashish asks Jordy what are the things he learned from 2021 that he can take away as universal truths in his life 
 21:10 – Jordy talks about how he and his wife bought a motorhome in 2021 because they love to travel and shares how he met his wife on a cruise 
 23:20 – Ashish asks Jordy, as he walks into 2022, who is he focused on being 
 25:14 – Jordy mentions how he and his wife have planned to have no kid vacations 
 26:58 – Jordy shares how he believes we were placed on this earth to have a mortal experience. Jordy talks about how we are a collection of our memories and experiences and how he and his wife give back more than 10% of their income every year 
 28:57 – Jordy states that money just makes you more or less of what you are 
 30:33 – Jordy shares how true richness to him is having the ability to do what you want, where you want and when you want 

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On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by guest Chris Naugle. Ashish and Chris dive deep into wealth creation, relationships with money and the inventible financial crash. Ashish and Chris discuss how the problem begins with our upbringing and education systems teaching us to trade our time for money. Chris shares four simple things we can do to hold onto our wealth as well as sharing some tips we will need for the upcoming financial crash, and how we can take advantage of it. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest
2:24 – Ashish mentions how he has learned so much from Chris in the short amount of time that they’ve known each other
3:31 – Ashish talks about how our relationship with money is one of the most difficult things for people to talk about
3:58 – Chris speaks about how your relationship with money starts with your upbringing
4:18 – Chris mentions how he thinks things begin to go wrong in the education system because they’re teaching us that we need to trade our time for money
4:57 – Chris mentions how if you follow wealthy people you’ll notice that they don’t put a value on their time
6:31 – Chris states that when you chase money is runs away from you
7:30 – Chris states that when you give, you get 
11:21 – Chris states that the more people who hate the more he wants to love
12:10 – Chris shares that there will be an event that will happen, a market collapse perhaps, but it will happen
15:00 – Ashish mentions how his family never talked about money or the value of money growing up, which gave him an abundance mindset because he never had a scarcity of money
17:24 – Chris speaks about how people are good at making money but they don’t know how to hang onto it and keep their wealth
17:41 – Chris shares Law No.1 of the laws of wealth: you have to keep 1/10 of your gross income  
19:19 – Chris explains the importance of moving money
20:21 – Chris states that compound interest is the most powerful thing in the financial world
20:38 – Chris shares how the third law is to protect your wealth and tells us how we can do it
21:40 – Chris advices us to research our financial advisor and make sure they have failed before because that’s where the learning happens
23:39 – Chris states that banks are one of the smartest financial institutions
25:33 – Chris speaks about Warren Buffet and how he has been investing longer than any of us
26:10 – Chris talks about how building wealth is a marathon not a sprint, but most people today are in a hurry to get rich and they seek unrealistic returns which results in money fleeing
29:05 – Chris mentions how every dollar more you have gives you the ability to help a lot more people
31:17 – Chris states that your money will work for you and compound on itself if you understand how it works
34:22 – Chris speaks about the book ‘Hard Times Create Strong Men’ by Stefan Aarnio
35:17 – Chris talks about how he sees one of the biggest financial crashes we have ever seen coming in the future 
36:36 – Chris shares how he is scared of it but he knows that when it happens it will be his catapult
37:20 – Ashish asks Chris to share one or two things that we can do to prepare for this market crash
42:51 – Chris states that patience is a virtue and it’s something we have lost but if we just wait, opportunities will come
43:45 – Chris mentions how when this crash happens, it won’t matter what you invest in because everything is going to collapse
45:52 – Ashish encourages you to do your research and take in all the free content that you can 
46:25 – Chris shares that being rich for him is having the tools to help and solve other peoples problems 
 

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by guest Guatam Patel. Ashish and Guatam speak about how vital it is for your business to have a healthy team that is working together. Guatam shares how he stays detached from the outcomes of his business decisions and he also expresses how we can learn more from our failures than our achievements. Guatam talks about how he thinks success is 50% luck and 50% timing so he encourages you to focus on the execution of your vision. Guatam shares the legacy he hopes to leave behind within the next few decades and informs us of his current personal project for the education industry. Ashish and Guatam also discuss how the education system is stuck in the same industrial style education of memorizing and everyone learning the exact same things instead of teaching our young people how to learn. Ashish and Guatam share how they hope with the use of improved technology and communications between countries, we can reach young people in education who could have the potential to change society if they just had more access. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest Guatam Patel

3:55 – Guatam shares some lessons he learned in 2021 and what lessons he’s going to take into 2022

9:26 – Ashish and Guatam about how he keeps himself in tune with his own identity

12:55 – Guatam speaks about decision making and how failures are sometimes the result of consecutive bad decisions 

15:40 – Ashish mentions how companies trip up when there isn’t a healthy team that is working together as people end up rowing in different directions

18:56 – Guatam talks about how he tries to live by the philosophy of not being attached to material things at all

20:38 – Ashish asks Guatam if he felt a need to accomplish and a need to succeed as his was growing up 

24:00 – Guatam shares what he wishes to accomplish from a legacy perspective over the next couple of decades 

26:55 – Guatam talks about the impact of placebo 

29:39 – Ashish speaks about how we are still very much stuck in an industrial stage of education – we don’t learn how to learn 

32:00 – Guatam shares how he hopes with improved technology and communications between countries that we don’t miss the people in the world who could change society if they just had more access 

33:18 – Guatam shares how true richness to him means being content and having the ability to go to bed feeling tired knowing you tried your hardest at what you do and love 

34:04 – You can contact Guatam through email: [email protected] 

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On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by guest Brandon Grant. Ashish and Brandon create a deep and spiritual conversation that will aid you in becoming more self-aware. Brandon shares some practical lessons we can do that can change our thoughts, which will change our lives. Ashish and Brandon discuss the importance of grounding and being present. Brandon expresses that we need to protect our energy and focus on our intentions so that we can live a life of deep self-awareness. Brandon speaks about looking at life as an experiment. Finally, Ashish and Brandon talk about detaching ourselves from the identifies that we, and society label us with.

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest Brandon
 2:38 – Ashish speaks about he and Brandon done a quick breathing exercise before they began recording this episode
4:50 – Brandon shares how he got to where he is now in his career and life
 7:00 – Brandon speaks about when he began investing in real estate
 8:44 – Brandon talks about his mam being diagnosed with cancer and his negative thoughts and mindset during that time
 10:22 – Ashish speaks about how he and Brandon naturally had the same instincts growing up
 12:57 – Ashish asks Brandon how we can become more present and becoming more still in a life that is so busy
 13:58 – Brandon states that anytime we identify ourselves to something, we’re being held to that and the more we can let go of our identities the more space there is to become something new
16:28 – Brandon speaks about how being present isn’t always easy and it’s something you need to practice
 17:43 – Brandon shares how he thinks that it’s not a beneficial quality to be able to multi-task
 18:20 – Brandon explains how meditation is a great practice as it teaches us concentration and focus
 20:20 – Brandon mentions how we have an energetic field around us that we need to keep full
24:10 – Brandon states that programming is a huge part of change
26:40 – Brandon explains how once you can identify where your energy is going, you can refine it
27:05 – Ashish mentions how he is really guilty of being an extremist to certain things
32:01 – Brandon speaks about willpower and the importance of programming in the subconscious mind
32:35 – Brandon explains how affirmations won’t work if you don’t believe it
37:06 – Brandon expresses how change starts with your thoughts and your perception of life
40:33 – Brandon shares his daily routine and explains how the first three hours of his day are entirely for himself 
42:50 – Ashish mentions how the information Brandon is sharing is really different from what we hear on a day to day basis 
43:43 – Brandon mentions how he does a lot of experiments with his life and expresses how once he began looking at life as an experiment is became a lot easier to enjoy 
44:35 – Ashish asks Brandon what it means to him to be rich 

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On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by guest Maya Patel. Ashish and Patel speak about how Maya balances having a large family and running a family foundation. Ashish and Maya also discuss the importance of engaging young people in philanthropy. Maya shares her message to future leaders and women and shares how women can come together and operate from a place of humility. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest, Maya Patel 

3:57 – Maya speaks about her family foundation 

5:37 – Maya mentions how a driving is to make sure everyone is heard and represented 

7:01 – Ashish asks Maya how she manages people entering and exiting the foundation 

7:15 – Maya explains how the experiences that take place in the foundation affects these people later in life

10:25 – Ashish asks Maya what it was like taking leadership and what she learnt from it 

11:40 – Maya mentions how she wanted to earn respect 

13:32 – Maya talks about the challenges she faced when she first took on her role and learning to be confident in her own skin

14:30 – Ashish asks Maya about what she hopes her voice and her work has done for women and minorities

15:20 – Maya talks about how important it is for women to have a support system 

17:13 – Ashish asks Maya what her secret to success is 

18:58 – Maya shares some lessons she learned when raising her strong, independent children 

20:59 – Ashish asks what are some easy ways to engage in philanthropy for people who don’t have a family foundation or don’t know where to go

23:28 – Maya shares some of the most important and difficult lessons she learned in 2021 that she’ll take with her into 2022

25:33 – Ashish asks his final question of what is it like to be rich 

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On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by guest Bob Dabic. Ashish and Bob discuss the importance of receiving feedback and criticism from people you trust, addressing your fears of being judged, becoming self-aware, the philosophies of leadership and so much more. Bob shares some of his best advice and provides us with some hacks to follow. Bob also shares with us his daily routine and what true richness mean for him. 

 HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest Bob Dabic
 1:31 – Ashish reminds you that you have a duty to share this podcast with someone who
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4:48 – Bob speaks about his life before being a Vistage member
5:48 – Bob talks about landmark education and how stuff from your past keeps getting brought up into your present and how that affects your future
7:26 – Ashish asks Bob about consequences you have to face during your transitional period and becoming self-aware 
8:31 – Bob shares how he thinks that the more open and vulnerable we are, the better our relationships are, and success tends to follow
10:00 – Bob shares how in order to take someone else to a deep emotional place, they have to do their own deep transformational work
11:11 – Bob states that state of being and mindsets are the only things we have control over
11:58 – Bob mentions how he tells people that his job is to turn CEO’s and Senior Executives into human beings
12:28 – Bob talks about how most humans don’t default to being vulnerable so that’s what he strives for in his personal/professional relationships
13:15 – Ashish speaks about how it is a great framework to think about yourself in a futuristic state
15:22 – Ashish mentions how the three questions; what are my burning desires, who do I have to become to get them, and what am I willing to do to get it are great to focus on coming up to the end of the year
16:33 – Bob speaks about what a self-run business is
22:10 – Ashish asks Bob what are some of the common themes he has noticed for what it takes to be a successful leader
27:23 – Bob states that if you’re not taking some risks, challenging people and getting feedback that you may not like – you’re not giving it your all
28:30 – Bob encourages you to find advisors or people you trust that are willing to challenge and push you in your thinking
30:36 – Bob speaks about the fear of being misunderstood
33:07 – Bob states that the four fatal fears are fear of failure, rejection, emotional discomfort and being wrong
35:53 – Bob shares his daily routine
37:05 – Bob mentions how your mind can be a terrible neighborhood to go into alone
37:15 – Bob advises you to be careful of what you’re thinking about and the self-sabotage that goes on between your ears
38:01 – You can contact Bob through [email protected] or through 7146097000
38:44 – Bob shares how being in great health and having intimate relationships with those you care about is true richness to him 

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On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish brings a Christmas special episode as he is joined by his wife Sejal Nathu. Ashish and Sejal created this episode to provide you with an insight into Ashish’s life so that you can get to know him better, through an open and honest conversation. Ashish and Sejal discuss some major shifts they have had in their lives this year as well as working through generational beliefs. Ashish and Sejal discuss love languages and the importance of communication in a relationship. Ashish and Sejal also share their advice on how we can engage and receive the most from the joy and love the holiday season and our family provide us with.

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish explains how this is a Christmas special episode and how he will be joined by his wife
 1:00 – Don’t forget to share this podcast with someone who can get value from the content!
 1:22 – Intro
 3:25 – Ashish shares a story about how he and Sejal are first generation Americans from Indian families and how there were four generations living in the household until recently
6:47 – Sejal speaks about her family growing up and her needs for privacy and ‘space allow’
9:18 – Sejal states that space allows for growth and unity
10:58 – Sejal encourages you to challenge things if they don’t feel right for you
13:41 – Ashish talks about how he and Sejal come from a very judgemental culture
15:05 – Ashish and Sejal discuss the anxiety surrounding the holidays
19:56 – Sejal mentions how the holiday season is temporary – uncomfortable situations are temporary
22:45 – Sejal speaks about what it’s like being married to an entrepreneur
24:32 – Sejal talks about the importance of communication
27:45 – Ashish mentions how oftentimes people take their family for granted and they get neglected
30:00 – Sejal shares how she feels the beauty in life is that you can always progress and how the natural rhythm of life keeps it fun because there is always something you can improve on
32:36 – Ashish and Sejal discuss love languages and how people communicate based on the things that are important to them
34:38 – Sejal shares her love languages
35:55 – Ashish asks Sejal about what she is most looking forward to in 2022
37:42 – Sejal advises you to continue transforming your life in a peaceful and joyous way. Each steps starts with you, and every small step counts as a transformative step 

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On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by guest Brian Luebben. Ashish and Brian focus on asking bigger questions. Brian explains how life is not rational and we need to trust our guts and lead with our hearts not our heads. Ashish and Brian discuss financial independence, passive income and financial freedom. Brian shares how he was able to break generational curses and his relationship with money. Ashish and Brian touch on manifestation and Brian shares an amazing personal story that teaches us the power of connections.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest Brian Luebben
 3:20 – Brian mentions how we are in the age of information
 5:09 – Brian gives us an insight into his background and how he got to where he’s at now 
 9:13 – Brian states that money is a tool 
 10:55 – Brian explains how true richness is having the ability to do what he wants, when he wants and with who he wants 
 12:38 – Brian speaks about how he went into sales straight out of college and how his expenses grew as his income grew 
  14:37 – Brian explains what vertical and horizontal income is
 19:14 – Ashish mentions how true freedom is when you’re making passive income and doing something that you love – it’s not work anymore 
 20:10 – Brian talks about his superpower – connection 
 22:00 – Brian speaks about his ability of getting into rooms that he is wildly underqualified to be in on paper 
 23:08 – Ashish shares his answer to success that he figured out on his first business 
 24:54 – Brian encourages you to read the book ‘How To Win Friends and Influence People’ by Dale Carnegie 
 28:20 – Ashish asks Brian to share what inspired him to start his podcast and what message is he trying to spread to his audience 
 31:38 – Brian shares how he is working through limiting beliefs surrounding income, and asking bigger questions
 37:31 – Brian states that you need to get out of your head and into you heart because there’s nothing rational about life – it doesn’t work like that 
 43:48 – Brian shares two of his recent investments and random opportunities he came across 
 46:17 – You can contact Brian through Instagram and Facebook @brainluebben
 46:20 – Make sure to check out Brian’s podcast, The Action Academy Podcast

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On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Leslie Roach. Ashish and Leslie discuss a series of topics including Leslie’s teaching career, how students are different today based on the environment they grow up in, the differences between the education system today and the education system from the early 2000’s and why not going to college should be something parents and students discuss openly.

 HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guests Leslie Roach
0:32 – Ashish mentions how he and Leslie talk about how students are different today based on the environment they grow up in
2:40 – Ashish mentions how Leslie was his math teacher in 9th grade
4:04 – Leslie speaks about her teaching career and how she was 21 when she first started teaching
5:22 – Leslie talks about how she didn’t intend on becoming a principle but how it naturally happened
6:10 – Leslie explains how running a school is similar to running a business
 9:42 – Ashish asks Leslie how education and the education system has changed since the early 2000’s to now
13:25 – Leslie speaks about the mixture of phones and education
17:38 – Leslie mentions how she thinks there is a level of competition and expectation for students from family, themselves and from the school that is really healthy and part of life
23:33 – Leslie shares how if kids don’t get 8-10 hours of sleep their brains don’t develop
26:10 – Ashish talks about how parenting today is so different than parenting was when he was a child
27:13 – Leslie explains why she wishes parents wouldn’t compare their kids to other kids
28:42 – Leslie mentions how everyone she knows was traumatized by their parents and they all had great parents
30:14 – Leslie shares how she thinks that the kids who are graduating high school right now are different and how they can consume a lot of information and sift through it and also how they don’t need to concentrate the same way we did
31:50 – Leslie mentions how kids today don’t have the same ability to focus for long periods of time but it’s not a bad thing it’s just different
33:02 – Ashish talks about how he’s so inspired by this generation as they grew up in a whole different world than we did
35:36 – Leslie mentions how almost every class room is set up in groups now but how when Ashish was in school there was a lot of resistance against group work
36:02 – Leslie states that they’re trying to build a sense of community within the classroom to teach kids to work together, listen to each other and disagree appropriately with each other because it does not come natural
38:46 – Ashish asks Leslie about her opinion on kids who don’t want to go to college anymore
40:13 – Leslie speaks about how Universities are different, probably because they have to be now, with so many facilities, which has made them so expensive, which is creating a division between the haves and the have nots
41:56 – Leslie mentions how a lot of successful people haven’t gone to college and the days of doing tradesperson apprenticeships are gone, but they’re needed
43:53 – Leslie talks about how there are some really good, more affordable options, like community college 
45:32 – Leslie states that the greatest compliment to an educator is having a former student like Ashish 

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by guest Jesse Mills. Ashish and Jesse discuss creative ways to invest through real estate to get on the path of financial freedom. Jesse speaks about how he went from bankruptcy to building a thriving real estate business following the 2008 financial crisis. Ashish and Jesse talk about the ‘insta-society’ of today and how we’ve grown accustomed to receiving things and information instantly. Ashish and Jesse also discuss the importance of clarity and the ability to give back. 

 
HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest Jesse Mills
0:30 – Ashish mentions how throughout
1:17 – Intro
2:24 – Jesses asks Ashish if he has bad days
4:16 – Jesse shares with us how he got started with real estate investments and how he learned from other people’s mistakes during the crash
6:43 – Jesse mentions how everyone is right with hindsight
8:28 – Jesse speaks about how he began learning about creative financing through YouTube videos and online courses
11:26 – Jesse talks about how he’s the guy you go to when you can’t get financing or when you want to invest through real estate
15:24 – Jesse states that nothing is cruise control all the time
15:50 – Jesse shares the various creative ways to invest in real estate that he’s learned over the years
16:11 – Jesse states that you can learn anything these days if you want to
16:57 – Ashish asks Jesse to share his routine
22:43 – Ashish states that being in rooms with like-minded people helps you maintain your momentum
24:21 – Jesse shares how his grandmother has had the biggest impact on his life
27:04 – Jesse explains why the piece of advice he finds himself sharing the most is ‘just get started’
28:13 – Ashish and Jesse discuss how we’ve become an insta-society and how we want everything instantly
28:43 – Jesse speaks on the importance of clarity
30:33 – Jesse shares how the thing that keeps him up at night is what he thinks he should be doing or what he has to do when he wakes up. Jesse talks about how there is no finish line for him because there is always new opportunities and things you can experience
32:05 – Jesse states that freedom and flexibility is true richness for him
33:50 – Ashish talks about what true richness means to him
36:45 – Jesse speaks about the ability to give back
39:50 – Jesse encourages you to read the books Take the Stairs and Procrastinate on Purpose by Rory Vaden
40:58 – You can contact Jesse through social media @thejessemills or through his website https://www.thejessemills.com/home